Major Gifts Officer, Southern California Region

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in 190 countries and territories to put children first. UNICEF has helped save more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization, by providing health care and immunizations, clean water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more.

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF (USF) supports UNICEF’s work through fundraising, advocacy and education in the United States. Together, we are working toward the day when no children die from preventable causes and every child has a safe and healthy childhood. For more information, visit www.unicefusa.org.

Reporting to the Regional Managing Director, the Major Gifts Officer helps to fulfill the mission and goals of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The team develops and executes strategies to cultivate, solicit and steward $10,000+ gifts from a portfolio of high net worth donors and prospects. The Major Gifts Officer will have this charge within the Southern California Region, and may include other states under oversight of the office to include Hawaii and Arizona, and will manage a portfolio of 150 individuals.

Key Responsibilities/Outcomes (include but are not limited to):

Manage a portfolio of high net worth donors and prospects in the market to generate significant support for USF

Develop and execute strategies for each portfolio donor with the goal of securing a new gift, gift renewal or upgrade

Secure one-on-one in-person donor meetings and solicitations to establish or strengthen donor relationships for long term support

Solicit and secure gifts at the major gift level, including multi-year gifts. This will include identification, cultivation, and stewardship of high net worth individuals

Assist with the planning and execution of a series of cultivation and special events in Southern California

Manage councils and/or committees as assigned

Shape and edit donor correspondence such as letters, emails, funding proposals, and reports